MUO on MSN

I finally replaced Windows Media Player and no, I didn't install VLC

The media player Microsoft should've built.
Windows Latest

Microsoft is killing a decades-old Windows Media Player feature in November, and points users to the modern app

Windows Media Player Legacy loses skins on Windows 11 24H2 and later from November 10, 2026, as Microsoft pushes its modern Media Player.
Techno-Science.net

Ditch VLC? How to Install and Configure MPV Player on Windows 11

To install MPV Player on Windows 11, download a portable build (Zhongfly or Shinchiro) from mpv.io, unzip it, and run the install batch file as admin. Configure it via mpv.conf. Windows 11 has a ...
XDA Developers

VLC was painfully slow on my Windows 11 PC until I found what was throttling it

So, you can understand my frustration when VLC started misbehaving around a month ago. Whenever I launched a video, the media ...